Whilst my grow light is rather good, there are upgraded options I could take advantage of. For my small sized grow area I could try my hand at a small rDWC setup, a new light, and an automated system for persistently maintaining VPD (perhaps one of those ACFinity ones with the app, or a similar sort of thing).
Kutta in Punjabi is dog, but it can also be an insult and often is (kutti would be the same as calling someone a Bitch).
When I was really young I was in India, and a dog had pups and I tried to approach her, to pet her, and she barked at me which gave me a bit of a spook.
I ran in the house yelling, “kutta doggie!! Kutta doggie!!”
Everyone started laughing :(
This is good advice. I put up with back issues and sciatica for years, before some time ago I had an MRI - confirmed disc issues in my lower spine.
It’s not the best and I am waiting for another MRI to see how it is now, yet without the diagnosis, follow up physiotherapy, etc. it would be considerably worse right now.
Mid-30s here.
Not as severe as the actual condition, however when one of my childhood cats was hit by a car, I tried to check her pulse and blood splurted from her ear onto my hand. For several years afterwards I would constantly wash my hands, moreso when I was stressed/anxious. I would wash them with soap, then wash them again. Sometimes I would dry them, and then go back to wash them again.
Psychedelics helped me realise the fear of ‘always having her blood on my hands’, in a very serious and confrontational manner to my trauma. It’s difficult to explain the mental journey to rewire the habit away, though ultimately I began to understand an aspect of my plight as a source to the action.
This is what I use. Stremio, Torrentio add-on for Torrent sources, and a bit of tinkering so I don’t see the paid options. Works pretty well for single episodes of some shows (for others I download the box set).
Edit: I mean it works for full shows, but when I really like a show enough I’ll have a hard drive copy.
When I was in university, one of the source materials required was at an absurd price. The lecturer made a point that it makes no sense to spend that much money on something we are unlikely to use beyond the module, so she encouraged us to use Z-Library and provided links. I really miss her, she was an absolutely fantastic lecturer.
Weed and food. The former isn’t a problem, the latter can be.
When I’m stressed I have to consciously be very aware of my eating. During lockdown I was spending a hundreds per month on just food.
Within two years after lockdown ending, I managed to lose 36KG. I try my best to keep a good weight, and I’m within acceptable ranges as per the BMI, however every once in a while I would have a bad day and eat an entire extra large pizza to myself for lunch.
Eggy in a basket. Many may know of it from V For Vendetta, and as much as I’d like to show off: I saw it on there first as well (all those years ago), but my gosh is it satisfying!
Butter one side of thick-sliced bread, use a small glass to cut a hole in the middle, plop some butter into a pan, put the un-buttered side down and crack an egg into the middle, and once it’s cooked enough flip it for a bit and then serve.
It takes practise to get the timing, of when to flip, right but once you do it’s just buttery and eggy and definitely comforts me well.
I genuinely prefer Ronan Keating’s version of Words
I have the Bee Gees original on vinyl, yet I always go back to Keating.
I tried to stop someone from taking her life about 14 and a half years ago, failed, and it still haunts me on some days. Been thinking of finding a counsellor who specifies in grief, it’s never too late. Got a few services in mind, just need to make the call.
Game of Thrones. Just couldn’t get into it.
I put DNF stickers on items around the house, to remind myself that not everything exists for sexual gratification.
I went to see the Vimy memorial, many years ago, and it was delightful. People were so friendly, and very welcoming. I did not see a ‘rude Frenchman’ stereotype throughout the holiday. Very nice cheeses, though you have to be okay with the strength of the aroma of them lol.
They only want you when you’re 17, when you’re 21 you’re no fun.
Godspeed in your efforts! I am of the mindset that there is no benefit, whatsoever, to seeing an incredibly great majority of news. It’s just so depressing most of the time.
Been talking to folks more and making more friends, which has been great. Seems like many people are of a similar mindset.
People assume I’m making my conditions up, despite going through medical procedures at various times in my life.
One aspect of my autism is I don’t react to pain in the same way as other people, so when I am going through considerable pain I’d push on whilst maybe making a casual comment that my back hurts a fair bit due to my discs, however I’d say this without pain being expressed in my speech.
There’s also the situation where for extreme pains, the only reason I can get out of bed on some days is due to cannabis (for which I’m legally prescribed it). However due to my lack of reaction, people find it hard to believe I have a fair number of health issues when they see me just getting on with things.
Once it took an ex an hour of convincing before she took me for an x ray, for a broken toe, because I was just walking around with a limp, saying I’m sure I broke it (all casually).
It makes the meat taste a bit fruity with a milky note to it. It’s basically a poor man’s milk steak.
I like dipping meat sticks, preferably Peperami (brand here), into fruit flavoured yoghurt sometimes.
I was about 4 or 5 when I first had alcohol.
NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, the handhelds… They helped my mind escape from the stress I was provided from a young age.
When I first looked at a 2000AD comic book, I thought it was the coolest ever. Maybe that was a good memory.